That may be the situation at Z-Man. I still say, pursue purchasing the Jackhammer until it is no longer available in the market. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

@@familybudgetfisherman in europe both Z-man and Evergreen sell ”their” version of the Jackhammer. That might come to the US as well.

I would love to see that kind of competition come to the United States, lol!👏🏿👏🏿🎣

You are welcome! Thanks for watching. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

You are welcome! Thank you very much for watching. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

Riiiggghhhttt! I now believe the changes were made to reflect the difference in the licensing agreement. Zman couldn’t continue to make the same style since the license agreement expired. Still doesn’t explain how they can be less expensive. 🤷🏿

It not cheaper but i can say where u tie the knot is cheaper. It alway bend out sometimes..

That’s an amazing price! Try that Strike King bait. It gets the attention of personal best sized bass. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

Thank you very much for your kind words. Tthat $12 jack hammer sale was AMAZING! Those Slobbernockers are making a good reputation for themselves. I have several at the 2.5 lb weight and I am very satisfied with them. Congrats on your 3lber! This cold snap is incredible. I'm not far from Oregon living here in Redding, CA. Stay warm. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

You seem to have fantastic discipline to look and wait for deals. Congrats! 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

You are welcome! Thanks for your support. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

Thank you for watching. We have a couple of videos that are posted which will give you insight as to why we have a lot of fishing equipment. That said, we give away a lot of fishing equipment as well. In 2023 we gave away over $5000 worth of equipment. This year we’re giving away up to two Porta-Boats and several thousand dollars worth of fishing equipment. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

Awesome and God Bless!

Like you I have never seen a Jackhammer for $7. That price was my out of pocket cost average after calculating my rewards points and sales prices. For the record I still throw the original Chatterbait.

Stock up! I'm hearing that the Jackhammer may be discontinuing soon do to a sunset in the partnership. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

I will take the question anyway!😉. Although it's long, I hope I made this more simple.😂 I base my "worm" rod not on the bait, but on the hook and the power of the rod. If I primarily use thicker (superline) hooks than I will use a heavy action rod. If I primarily use thinner (finesse) hooks then I will use a medium power rod. I tend to prefer a medium heavy action rod because it can handle regular, superline, and finesse hooks. Not as well the the respective heavy action or medium action, but if my budget demands I make a decision, I am saving money with that edium heavy action rod. I will also use braided line with a fluorocarbon leader. In general when a rod is named as a "worm" rod or "spinnerbait" rod or even a "crankbait" rod, that just means that the manufacturer made that rod based on that bait. That said, all baits in the weight rating of a rod can be thrown on the rod with some fish catching success. Currently rods are made so well that a rod with a technique specific name is more of a marketing gimmick since a worm rod can present a craw bait, tube bait, or even a square bill with maximum precision. . It doesn't matter whether it is a long rod or short rod. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

@@familybudgetfisherman That clears up a lot of stuff for me. Thank you for your time and I respect your knowledge on the subject. Medium heavy it is! 😊

As I mentioned to other subscribers, I believe your perspective. I just wish that they had advertised this new bait. However, it still inferior to the jackhammer. So my conclusion is to just simply buy as many jackhammers as possible until they’re no longer available for sale. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

You can find some real gems at Mom and Pop tackle stores. There used to be one in Sacramento called Sacramento Pro tackle and they have a clearance bin. Many times they would put truly expensive baits in their clearance bin and sell them for sometimes 80 or 90% off. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

Check my video out kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sNOHosapy5aWYWg.html to see how I was able to purchase Jachammers for less than $10 each.

Sounds like a fantastic haul! Congrats. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

I believe that once the Jackhammer sales decline, The EVO will be the main alternative in the Zman Lineup. That said, the Strike King Thunder Cricket still has its evergreen tech license intact. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

Yes indeed. Buy them until they are no longer available for sale! 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

Well said. I’m sure that there have been so many different conditions where this bait is applied that it is difficult to truly assess what bait is better than another bait. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

Evo just as good as the jackhammer. I have both

Redding! Are you in Cali? 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

@@familybudgetfisherman yes...Patterson..just south of CA delta

What you say may be true. Unfortunately Z-Man does not advertise the transition. The way you describe. That said, my only encouragement is as long as the jackhammer is available that we should focus on getting more jackhammers and not the other products. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

As I mentioned to another subscriber, what you say may be true. Unfortunately, Z-Man is not promoting the Evo with that information. So my conclusion is to just buy as many jackhammers as possible until there are no more to purchase. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

Thank You Very Much! 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

I am not concerned with extra fish. I am concerned about saving money on purchases to the best of my ability. The balance between cost and value is an issue every one of us who engages in the marketplace for goods and services ponders. Consequently it does matter to the average fisherman what he or she will spend on an item verses the value they get from that potential purchase. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

As of the recording of the video, I was not aware of the Grass Piece by Bass Puzzle. Thanks for the insight. I will try to purchase one more of those baits in the near future. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

Unfortunately too much fishing equipment is made in China. I believe first GEN is made overseas as well.👏🏿👏🏿🎣

Oh it is. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

Yes. I fish both on shore and in a boat. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

Congrats on your successful alternative! 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

Very funny...😂 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

You are the one out of 100 who disagree with the reputation of the Jackhammer bladed jig. I respect your unique position. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣

There may be performance differences between the EVO and the Jackhammer. I did not address performance at all in the video. Zman is not advertising any kind of superior performance of the EVO over the Jackhammer. They are only promoting the EVO’s version of the Jackhammer. Your response gives me the sense that you’re new to the channel. Welcome! Based for commentary on my Jackhammer purchases , I never asserted that the retailer was selling me Jackhammers for seven dollars. Once you become familiar with my channel, you will learn that most of the time items that I purchase are full priced or discounted based upon the season of sales of that retailer. I have a technique on how I make the purchases so that my out-of-pocket price did not exceed $7 in that particular purchase. Due to inflation, that same purchase would set me back about $9 per Jackhammer. As for the colors, I have every color sold on the tackle warehouse website for the last three years. Lastly, I give away most of the equipment that I purchased. For example, I’ve already given away more than 50 jackhammers. In 2023 we gave away more than $5000 worth of fishing equipment. We hope to do more this year. This is my way of telling the Lord “thank you Jesus” for blessing me to be a blessing to others. I hope you’re willing to stick around. It will be nice to have you as a continued supporter of the channel.

I understand that the EVO was made for something, however the advertising is singularly focused on it being a less expensive version of the Jackhammer. I have never seen the Jackhammer that cheap either. Check out my video before this one entitled "The meaning of The Family Budget Fisherman”. I share highlights on how I am able to purchase Jackhammers, and fishing equipment generally , for very inexpensive prices. 👏🏿👏🏿🎣